Hopetown Abacos, Bahamas

Renne' and I are in Hopetown Abacos, Bahamas.  We are settled in at the Lighthouse Marina.  We had intended to take a mooring ball here, but we discovered the mooring balls were meant for 44' boats and lower.  Art and Brenda discovered this and they chose to take a slip here.  As R and I thought about it, we didn't want to risk the upcoming weather on the ball either, so we are here in a slip.

We have experienced a bit of hard, driving  rain, and we are doubled down with lines tonight as we are expecting gale force winds (45 kts or better) in the next 24 hours.  We are glad we are here and not more exposed elsewhere.  Looks like we may be here until Saturday.  We have also learned the other three boats (Last Dance, Fair Haven, and POWMIA) are safe in Port Canaveral tonight.  They had a rough crossing of the Gulf Stream, but the weather dictated their getting to the states at the earliest possible time.  We are glad they are tucked in safely.  They will begin their trek north in the next day or so.

In the meantime, Renne' has been busy talking to store owners, and another on is stocking her "Nighty Night Sailboat".  She is very excited!  I am so proud of her!!  We really like Hopetown, but there is no beach we have seen so far that matches Treasure Cay!

The internet is real sketchy here.  It comes and goes, so I want to get this out now.  We are having a great time, and so glad we are here! This IS what we were destined to do!

So stop by tomorrow for Sundowner's. We are still looking for you!

JonNe'